A century from wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim was not enough to stop Bangladesh losing the one-day series against Zimbabwe as they slipping to a five-run loss in Harare.
The hosts' own keeper, Tatenda Taibu (83), top-scored as Zimbabwe scored 250 for seven in their 50 overs.
Mushfiqur (101) then put his side in a great position to keep themselves in the series, but they collapsed to another defeat as their last five wickets fell for 16 runs, allowing Zimbabwe to take a 3-0 series lead with two to play.
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The tourists got an early breakthrough when Brendan Taylor edged an innocuous delivery from Shafiul Islam straight to slip for four.
Taylor's fellow opener, Vusi Sibanda (27), looked sharp but was caught out by a short ball from Rubel Hossain, pulling to Imrul Kayes.
Hamilton Masakadza (74) and Taibu then built a strong partnership, adding 142 for the third wicket, before the former was cleaned bowled by Rubel, who was also involved in Taibu's dismissal as he held onto a catch off the bowling of Nazmul Hossain.
Of the tail, only Elton Chigumbura (31) added any runs of note to the Zimbabwe total.
Bangladesh made a sluggish start to their run chase as Prosper Utseya removed Kayes and Junaid Siddique cheaply before Tamim Iqbal (44) was run out while trying to push for a second.
Mushfiqur then took centre stage, smashing eight fours and a six on his way to maiden ODI century. But he was losing partners at a constant rate with only Shuvagoto Hom (32) offering any sort of support before he went the same way as Tamim.
The quick scoring of Mushfiqur meant the visitors had the chance to win the match and keep the series alive as they entered the final over requiring eight runs to win with only one wicket remaining.
But the centurion tried one big shot too many and played a short ball from Chris Mpofu straight into the hands of Sibanda at long-off from the second ball as Zimbabwe secured a memorable win.
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The hosts' own keeper, Tatenda Taibu (83), top-scored as Zimbabwe scored 250 for seven in their 50 overs.
Mushfiqur (101) then put his side in a great position to keep themselves in the series, but they collapsed to another defeat as their last five wickets fell for 16 runs, allowing Zimbabwe to take a 3-0 series lead with two to play.
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The tourists got an early breakthrough when Brendan Taylor edged an innocuous delivery from Shafiul Islam straight to slip for four.
Taylor's fellow opener, Vusi Sibanda (27), looked sharp but was caught out by a short ball from Rubel Hossain, pulling to Imrul Kayes.
Hamilton Masakadza (74) and Taibu then built a strong partnership, adding 142 for the third wicket, before the former was cleaned bowled by Rubel, who was also involved in Taibu's dismissal as he held onto a catch off the bowling of Nazmul Hossain.
Of the tail, only Elton Chigumbura (31) added any runs of note to the Zimbabwe total.
Bangladesh made a sluggish start to their run chase as Prosper Utseya removed Kayes and Junaid Siddique cheaply before Tamim Iqbal (44) was run out while trying to push for a second.
Mushfiqur then took centre stage, smashing eight fours and a six on his way to maiden ODI century. But he was losing partners at a constant rate with only Shuvagoto Hom (32) offering any sort of support before he went the same way as Tamim.
The quick scoring of Mushfiqur meant the visitors had the chance to win the match and keep the series alive as they entered the final over requiring eight runs to win with only one wicket remaining.
But the centurion tried one big shot too many and played a short ball from Chris Mpofu straight into the hands of Sibanda at long-off from the second ball as Zimbabwe secured a memorable win.
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